Indoor Tanning Clinical Trial
Official title:
A Mobile Text Messaging Intervention for Indoor Tanning Addiction
| Verified date | July 2022 |
| Source | Georgetown University |
| Contact | n/a |
| Is FDA regulated | No |
| Health authority | |
| Study type | Interventional |
The purpose of this study is to test the effects of messages communicating the risks (i.e., health harms, addictiveness) of indoor tanning delivered via mobile text messaging among young adult women ages 18 to 30 years who meet screening criteria for indoor tanning addiction.
| Status | Completed |
| Enrollment | 265 |
| Est. completion date | March 31, 2022 |
| Est. primary completion date | March 31, 2022 |
| Accepts healthy volunteers | No |
| Gender | Female |
| Age group | 18 Years to 30 Years |
| Eligibility | Inclusion Criteria: - Female - Age between 18 and 30 years - Meet self-report criteria for tanning addiction - Has access to the internet to complete study procedures - Has personal mobile phone to complete study procedures Exclusion Criteria: - Male - Age less than 18 or greater than 30 - Does not meet self-report criteria for tanning addiction - Does not have access to the internet to complete study procedures - Does not have a personal mobile phone to complete study procedures |
| Country | Name | City | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Georgetown University | Washington | District of Columbia |
| Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
|---|---|
| Georgetown University |
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| Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | Risk Appraisals | Perceived risk of harm are measured by asking participants how likely harms are to occur (1 = no chance, 7 = certain to happen). Worry about harms are measured by asking participants how worried they are about harms of indoor tanning (1 = not at all, 7 = very much). Greater risk appraisals are considered a better outcome. The items are administered at 1 month follow up and at 3 month follow up. | 1 month follow up and 3 month follow up | |
| Other | Efficacy Beliefs | Beliefs about the health benefits of quitting indoor tanning, efficacy beliefs, are measured using 6 questions asking about health benefits occurring from quitting indoor tanning (1 = No Chance, 7 = Certain to Happen). Greater efficacy beliefs are considered a better outcome. These items are administered at 1 month follow up and at 3 month follow up. | 1 month follow up and 3 month follow up | |
| Primary | Motivation to Quit Indoor Tanning | Motivation to quit is measured by participant report by a single question with a 1 to 7 response scale. Higher scores indicate greater motivation to quit and are considered better outcomes. This question is administered at 1 month follow up and at 3 month follow up. | 1 month follow up | |
| Primary | Indoor Tanning Cessation | Indoor tanning cessation is measured by participant report by a single question asking if participants have stopped indoor tanning completely. Responses indicating cessation are considered better outcomes. This item is administered at 1-month follow-up and at 3 month follow up. | 1 month follow up | |
| Secondary | Attempts to Quit Indoor Tanning | Attempts to quit indoor tanning are measured by participant report by a single question asking if participants have attempted to quit indoor tanning since the last assessment. Responses indicating any attempt(s) to quit are considered a better outcome. This item is administered at 1 month follow up and at 3 month follow up. | 1 month follow up and 3 month follow up |